Bret Bernhoft@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 days agoI say this with love for the global Linux community, but we need to be able to laugh at ourselves from time to time.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square226linkfedilinkarrow-up1939arrow-down133
arrow-up1906arrow-down1imageI say this with love for the global Linux community, but we need to be able to laugh at ourselves from time to time.lemmy.worldBret Bernhoft@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square226linkfedilink
minus-squarechloroken@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·2 days agoMajor desktop environments have an override for global interaction. xdotool has been ported to kwin via kdotool. Any other imaginary problems standing in your way I can help dispel?
minus-squaremittorn@masturbated.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day ago@aloofPenguin @chloroken it’s so stupid like trying replace xrandr with ddcutil…
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoI would love for you to dispel the problem I wrote about: how to find the list of open windows (and whether they are focused or not), for time tracking. I don’t believe kdotool can do that, from what I see.
minus-squarechloroken@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoIt can. I use a script that identifies windows by Caption (title) and manipulates them. Maybe I can help you craft a similar one, or point you in the right direction?
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoYeah what I need is an alternative to xprop and xwininfo.
minus-squarechloroken@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·36 minutes agoLook at the Kwin API. Reply if you cant find parameters that interest you.
Major desktop environments have an override for global interaction.
xdotoolhas been ported to kwin viakdotool.Any other imaginary problems standing in your way I can help dispel?
there is also
ydotoolfor Wayland@aloofPenguin @chloroken it’s so stupid like trying replace xrandr with ddcutil…
I would love for you to dispel the problem I wrote about: how to find the list of open windows (and whether they are focused or not), for time tracking. I don’t believe
kdotoolcan do that, from what I see.It can. I use a script that identifies windows by Caption (title) and manipulates them.
Maybe I can help you craft a similar one, or point you in the right direction?
Yeah what I need is an alternative to
xpropandxwininfo.Look at the Kwin API. Reply if you cant find parameters that interest you.